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IrelandCold health alert covers North West and West Midlands
ITV News forecasts frosty nights and possible mountain snow, but says this cold spell is not yet linked to the polar vortex.
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Story of Why this story? One of ITV News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 209,088 views.
UK government issues cold weather warning - so just how chilly will it get?
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- 0:27Northerly winds bring colder days and frosty nights, with high pressure in the south.
- 1:52A yellow health alert covers the North West and West Midlands from Thursday morning to Saturday lunchtime.
- 2:29Rain followed by freezing conditions could leave ice on roads.
- 2:54Snow is possible over Scottish mountains, with rain, sleet and hail also forecast in northern areas.
- 3:17The presenter says this approaching cold spell is not linked to the polar vortex yet.
A yellow cold health alert covers England's North West and West Midlands from Thursday morning to Saturday lunchtime, according to ITV News, as Arctic winds bring colder days and overnight frosts.
The presenter makes an important distinction: this is a UK Health Security Agency health alert, not a Met Office weather warning. Its focus is the effects of cold on health.
ITV's forecast puts daytime temperatures towards the weekend at around 5-6°C, a marked drop from the milder conditions earlier in the week. Overnight temperatures could fall as low as minus eight in some places, the report says, rather than across the country generally.
Snow is possible, particularly over the Scottish mountains. Northern areas could also see rain, sleet and hail, while rain followed by freezing conditions would bring a risk of ice on roads.
There is also a distinction between the immediate forecast and the longer-range possibility raised in the video's description. Although the description discusses a weakening polar vortex potentially allowing Arctic air south later this month, the presenter says the approaching cold spell is not connected to it yet.
The report drew roughly 209,000 views since yesterday, making it ITV News's most-watched new upload over that period. Its practical message is regional: a health alert in two English regions, frost more widely and snow chances concentrated on higher ground.
A government agency responsible for health security in England and some public health protection matters across the UK.
More on Wikipedia ›The UK's national weather and climate service, producing forecasts ranging from day-to-day weather to long-term climate predictions.
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Which organisation issued the cold health alert featured in ITV's report?
The report identifies UKHSA as the source and distinguishes its health alert from a Met Office weather warning.